John West UK Gets New Commercial Director

John West UK has appointed Neal Woods as its new Commercial Director. Previously, he was the General Manager (GM) of John West Ireland. Woods has over two decades of experience in the food industry. He has worked with food manufacturer United Biscuits, baking company Warburtons, health firm Reckitt Benckiser, and Princes Limited. He moved to Thai Union in January 2013 as John West’s Marketing Controller for the UK and Ireland, until 2015. Over the years, he donned multiple roles in the company, with the latest one being GM of John West Ireland, from July 2022 to September 2025. He was also the interim GM of John West Netherlands, but the work period was not revealed.

He announced his new position in a LinkedIn post and also thanked the Irish and Dutch teams for their outstanding teamwork, talent, and passion to succeed that resulted in strong growth of the two business units. “After almost nine years of Thai Union opportunities outside of the UK, it feels great to be coming home. I’m looking forward to playing my part in delivering the inspiring growth plans that we have and working with the UK team. Let’s go.”